Drug Related Hair Loss

16 November 2016

Certain prescription drugs can cause hair loss. Chemotherapy and radiation cancer treatment are two of the most known medical methods that cause hair loss. There are several other drugs that lead to or trigger female pattern baldness and male pattern baldness.

Some cause temporary, and some cause permanent hair loss.

Most medications have side effects, some minor, and some major. It is best to take any serious medications under your doctor’s supervision. Do not buy black market products, and if prescription is needed for a drug, do not buy it without the prescription.

If you are prone to hair loss, if it runs in your family, be extra cautious. Certain acne, blood, cholesterol, depression, epilepsy and convulsion, antifungal, diet, glaucoma drugs (beta-blockers), gout, heart, high blood pressure, hormonal drugs, contraceptives, anti-inflammatory drugs, thyroid and Parkinson’s medications, indigestion, and ulcer drugs can have side effects, and trigger hair loss or thinning. Make sure you know their side effects well, and ask your physicians about which precautions to take.

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